is Head of Group Simulation and Digital Services at Fraunhofer IST (Braunschweig, Germany). His focus is on simulation and modeling of plasma processes, components, and coating systems. Andreas has developed a PIC-MIC code for plasma and process modeling. This code is licensed to renowned companies in the coating business and is well established in industry. His contributions and leadership have been pivotal in advancing the fundamental understanding of vacuum processes. Furthermore, these simulations can speed up development and improvement processes in large scale industrial processes.